Ollie good
CLAIMER CAN MAKE NOTATION TICK
FROM a yard in red-hot form, the fast-improving NOTATION (2.35) looks the answer to the feature Betway Handicap at Southwell, under the promising apprentice Ollie Stammers.
A hefty 10lbs penalty requires a lot more from the Mark Johnston-trained charge to back up his impressive 16-length success over course and distance last month.
But this will be only his eighth career start – and his fourth on the Fibresand surface – and he looks capable of rising to the challenge,
Third to English King in the Lingfield
Derby Trial, Summeronsevenhills looks the biggest danger to the selection if his run behind Cardano in a better race has put a fitness edge on him.
In the following race, the Bombardier British Hopped Amber Beer Handicap, Maykir has gone up 9lbs for two comfortable wins over the course and distance this month but may have his work cut out to secure the hat-trick off top weight.
Bottom-weight False Id should run well on his best course and distance form but the nod goes to the lightly raced Irish import
(3.05 nap).
Now in the care of Sam Drinkwater, the four-year-old gelding ran a promising race at Wolverhampton last time out when the extended nine furlongs just seemed to stretch him.
This drop back to a fast-run mile looks absolutely made to measure.
The class six handicap at the top of the card won’t take an awful lot of winning and affords a really good chance for SELFLESS ACT (1.05) to open her account at the sixth time of asking.
She will obviously have to put behind her a moderate run at the beginning of the month but based on her previous start at Wolverhampton, she has outstanding claims here.
Three last-time-out winners clash in the seven-furlong finale.
Nick Vedder did us a favour over six furlongs last week but this extra 220 yards stretches his stamina while Iva Reflection is no good thing to confirm the form over Kraka on these revised terms.
So that leaves top-weight AL SUILE EILE (4.05) as the most likely winner.
A 5lb penalty for winning in good style here last week is more than offset by the 7lb claim of George Bass and the five-year-old can outstay the consistent Nordic Fire.